I'm guessing you discerned this based solely on the single quality game he played in his entire career? And he's coming off a torn ACL.._________________- Best since day one -
It may not be easy, but we ain't riding no tire fire merry-go-round.- Gus Bradley

Whatever future backup we take in the 2nd/3rd round isn't doing anything. Caldwell continue to hope he gets lucky like his awful mentor Polian.

What are you even talking about?

Polian has been GM of three teams.

In 1984, he took over as PPoP the Bills, who had drafted a Hall of Fame QB in the first round the year prior.

In 1995, he took over the Carolina Panthers and drafted Kerry Collins 6th overall.

In 1997, he took over the Colts and drafted Peyton Manning #1 overall.

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In 2008, Caldwell went to Atlanta, where they drafted Matt Ryan #3 overall.

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Where are you even getting this notion that Caldwell learned to pass on first round QBs and hope he gets lucky?_________________- Best since day one -
It may not be easy, but we ain't riding no tire fire merry-go-round.- Gus Bradley

Whatever future backup we take in the 2nd/3rd round isn't doing anything. Caldwell continue to hope he gets lucky like his awful mentor Polian.

What are you even talking about?

Polian has been GM of three teams.

In 1984, he took over as PPoP the Bills, who had drafted a Hall of Fame QB in the first round the year prior.

In 1995, he took over the Carolina Panthers and drafted Kerry Collins 6th overall.

In 1997, he took over the Colts and drafted Peyton Manning #1 overall.

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In 2008, Caldwell went to Atlanta, where they drafted Matt Ryan #3 overall.

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Where are you even getting this notion that Caldwell learned to pass on first round QBs and hope he gets lucky?

I never said he learned to pass on QBs. I said he learned to luck into QBs to where you don't have to worry about taking one. Which is why we are going to take a position only a fraction (Like every other position) of importance that a QB is. Polian was an awful GM who just lucked into two of the best QB prospects of their generation. And Caldwell is clearly more Polian than Dimitroff. The Joeckel pick makes that blatantly obvious.

Whatever future backup we take in the 2nd/3rd round isn't doing anything. Caldwell continue to hope he gets lucky like his awful mentor Polian.

What are you even talking about?

Polian has been GM of three teams.

In 1984, he took over as PPoP the Bills, who had drafted a Hall of Fame QB in the first round the year prior.

In 1995, he took over the Carolina Panthers and drafted Kerry Collins 6th overall.

In 1997, he took over the Colts and drafted Peyton Manning #1 overall.

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In 2008, Caldwell went to Atlanta, where they drafted Matt Ryan #3 overall.

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Where are you even getting this notion that Caldwell learned to pass on first round QBs and hope he gets lucky?

I never said he learned to pass on QBs. I said he learned to luck into QBs to where you don't have to worry about taking one. Which is why we are going to take a position only a fraction (Like every other position) of importance that a QB is. Polian was an awful GM who just lucked into two of the best QB prospects of their generation. And Caldwell is clearly more Polian than Dimitroff. The Joeckel pick makes that blatantly obvious.

Whatever future backup we take in the 2nd/3rd round isn't doing anything. Caldwell continue to hope he gets lucky like his awful mentor Polian.

What are you even talking about?

Polian has been GM of three teams.

In 1984, he took over as PPoP the Bills, who had drafted a Hall of Fame QB in the first round the year prior.

In 1995, he took over the Carolina Panthers and drafted Kerry Collins 6th overall.

In 1997, he took over the Colts and drafted Peyton Manning #1 overall.

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In 2008, Caldwell went to Atlanta, where they drafted Matt Ryan #3 overall.

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Where are you even getting this notion that Caldwell learned to pass on first round QBs and hope he gets lucky?

I never said he learned to pass on QBs. I said he learned to luck into QBs to where you don't have to worry about taking one. Which is why we are going to take a position only a fraction (Like every other position) of importance that a QB is. Polian was an awful GM who just lucked into two of the best QB prospects of their generation. And Caldwell is clearly more Polian than Dimitroff. The Joeckel pick makes that blatantly obvious.

wut

Spoiler Alert: We are taking a defensive player with the #3 pick and will likely Cleveland Browns our way around the league until Caldwell thinks he can draft the next Andrew Luck.

Whatever future backup we take in the 2nd/3rd round isn't doing anything. Caldwell continue to hope he gets lucky like his awful mentor Polian.

What are you even talking about?

Polian has been GM of three teams.

In 1984, he took over as PPoP the Bills, who had drafted a Hall of Fame QB in the first round the year prior.

In 1995, he took over the Carolina Panthers and drafted Kerry Collins 6th overall.

In 1997, he took over the Colts and drafted Peyton Manning #1 overall.

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In 2008, Caldwell went to Atlanta, where they drafted Matt Ryan #3 overall.

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Where are you even getting this notion that Caldwell learned to pass on first round QBs and hope he gets lucky?

I never said he learned to pass on QBs. I said he learned to luck into QBs to where you don't have to worry about taking one. Which is why we are going to take a position only a fraction (Like every other position) of importance that a QB is. Polian was an awful GM who just lucked into two of the best QB prospects of their generation. And Caldwell is clearly more Polian than Dimitroff. The Joeckel pick makes that blatantly obvious.

Whatever future backup we take in the 2nd/3rd round isn't doing anything. Caldwell continue to hope he gets lucky like his awful mentor Polian.

What are you even talking about?

Polian has been GM of three teams.

In 1984, he took over as PPoP the Bills, who had drafted a Hall of Fame QB in the first round the year prior.

In 1995, he took over the Carolina Panthers and drafted Kerry Collins 6th overall.

In 1997, he took over the Colts and drafted Peyton Manning #1 overall.

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In 2008, Caldwell went to Atlanta, where they drafted Matt Ryan #3 overall.

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Where are you even getting this notion that Caldwell learned to pass on first round QBs and hope he gets lucky?

I never said he learned to pass on QBs. I said he learned to luck into QBs to where you don't have to worry about taking one. Which is why we are going to take a position only a fraction (Like every other position) of importance that a QB is. Polian was an awful GM who just lucked into two of the best QB prospects of their generation. And Caldwell is clearly more Polian than Dimitroff. The Joeckel pick makes that blatantly obvious.

wut

Spoiler Alert: We are taking a defensive player with the #3 pick and will likely Cleveland Browns our way around the league until Caldwell thinks he can draft the next Andrew Luck.

Based on what notion? That we didnt draft a QB in one of the worst QB drafts in recent history? If you were Caldwell what would you have done differently_________________

I never said he learned to pass on QBs. I said he learned to luck into QBs to where you don't have to worry about taking one. Which is why we are going to take a position only a fraction (Like every other position) of importance that a QB is. Polian was an awful GM who just lucked into two of the best QB prospects of their generation. And Caldwell is clearly more Polian than Dimitroff. The Joeckel pick makes that blatantly obvious.

You said he was going to take a back up QB in the second or third round. Why would he do that if this is what he learned? Polian and Dimitroff have drafted a combined zero QBs past 6th overall through the third round.

I'm also failing to see how Kerry Collins was one of the best QBs of his generation, or that you don't have to worry about taking one with him on the board. Polian showed that he was willing to roll the dice on a non-perfect QB, so this notion that he wasn't is plain silly.

Pro-tip: Andrew Luck wasn't taken by Bill or Chris Polian, he was taken by Ryan Grigson.

Polain was so awful as a GM that his teams have a combined 6 Super Bowl appearances, 9 Conference Championship Game appearances, and 18 playoff births in 26 seasons of him being a head within the various teams. His winning percentage over that span of time is one of the best in NFL history.

The only "bad" thing about Bill Polian as a GM is that he had nepotism with his son Chris, who was unable to make quality draft picks. Maybe you've gotten the years that Chris was calling the majority of shots (2009-2011) crossed with how Bill actually performed as a GM? Because Bill did a really good job at all three teams he headed..

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Spoiler Alert: We are taking a defensive player with the #3 pick and will likely Cleveland Browns our way around the league until Caldwell thinks he can draft the next Andrew Luck.

Didn't you just say a few days ago that we're drafting Teddy Bridgewater?

And if we want to talk about what Caldwell "learned" from his predecessors, he's been on staffs that have taken twice as many first round offensive players as defensive players. So what makes you think he's taking a defensive players?_________________- Best since day one -
It may not be easy, but we ain't riding no tire fire merry-go-round.- Gus Bradley